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* IncompatibleOrientation: Even if the protagonist is straight, Finch will harbor feelings for him.




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* StraightGay: Regardless of the protagonist's sexual orientation, Finch will have romantic feelings for him. You can choose whether to reciprocate them or not.
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* FriendlyRivalry: Though Free Mercia and the Church come at the oppression of the government from different angles, she expresses approval for what you are doing if you choose to join the Church instead of Free Mercia.
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* BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. A member of "Woodward's Irregulars" as a secret agent.

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* BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. A Officially. Actually, he's a member of "Woodward's Irregulars" as a secret agent.Irregulars", the local counterintelligence force.



* HealingHands: Possible, if he develops his healing abilities.

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* HealingHands: Possible, if he develops the player chooses to develop his healing abilities.



* HelloInsertNameHere: Before naming the [=PC=], the Stats screen displays his name as "Dr. Firstname I. Lastname".
* ShellShockedVeteran: With an obligatory war {{flashback}}. He also has been wounded, like Watson (the location of the injury is selectable - his arm or his leg, reflecting Conan Doyle's FlipFlopOfGod on the location of Watson's wound.

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* HelloInsertNameHere: The player gets to name him in the {{flashback}} scene. Before naming the [=PC=], that, the Stats screen displays his name as "Dr. Firstname I. Lastname".
* ShellShockedVeteran: With an obligatory war {{flashback}}. He also has been wounded, like Watson (the location of the injury is selectable - his arm or his leg, reflecting Conan Doyle's FlipFlopOfGod on the location of Watson's wound.wound).



* GreatDetective: As a counterintelligence agent.

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* GreatDetective: As a counterintelligence agent.agent, but he really is Sherlock Holmes with serial numbers filed off.



* LoveInterest: One or the romance options for the [=PC=].
* NobleBigot: Prejudiced against sun-worshippers.
* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at". Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and in her first appearance is wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations.

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* LoveInterest: One or of the romance options for the [=PC=].
* NobleBigot: Prejudiced against sun-worshippers.sun-worshippers, but won't rat the protagonist out if he's one.
* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at". Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and in her first appearance Grace is wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations.



* SharpDressedMan: Wears well-tailored suits.

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* SharpDressedMan: Wears His well-tailored suits.suits are a clue to his real responsibilities.
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* BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. A member of "Woodward's Irregulars" as a secretagent.

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* BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. A member of "Woodward's Irregulars" as a secretagent.secret agent.



* Expy: Of John H. Watson.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Of John H. Watson.



* Expy: Of Sherlock Holmes.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Of Sherlock Holmes.
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* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at". Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and she's wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations in her first appearance.

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* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at". Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and she's in her first appearance is wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations in her first appearance.
decorations.



* AlmightyJanitor: Officially a minor clerk.

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* AlmightyJanitor: Officially Woodward is officially a minor clerk.



* SharpDressedMan: Described as wearing "precisely tailored" suits.
* TheSpymaster: Woodward is in charge of the Mercian counterintelligence.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ruthlessly pragmatic.


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* SharpDressedMan: Described as wearing "precisely tailored" suits.
* TheSpymaster: Woodward is in charge of the Mercian counterintelligence.
Wears well-tailored suits.
* TheSpymaster: In charge of the Mercian counterintelligence.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ruthlessly pragmatic.

Pragmatic and ruthless, but is deeply loyal to Mercia and does care for his subordinates.

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* AlmightyJanitor: Officially a minor clerk. A private secretary and tailored suits are clues to his actual status.
* GeekPhysiques: Described rather large, bulky man.
* SharpDressedMan: According to the narration, wears "precisely tailored" suits.
* TheSpymaster: De facto runs the Mercian counterintelligence.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ruthlessly pragmatic, yes. But not one to turn his nose on hard evidence.


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* AlmightyJanitor: Officially a minor clerk. A private secretary and tailored suits are clues to his actual status.\n* GeekPhysiques: Described rather large, bulky man.\n* SharpDressedMan: According to the narration, wears "precisely tailored" suits.\n* TheSpymaster: De facto runs the Mercian counterintelligence.
* GeekPhysiques: Described as large and bulky.
* SharpDressedMan: Described as wearing "precisely tailored" suits.
* TheSpymaster: Woodward is in charge of the Mercian counterintelligence.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ruthlessly pragmatic, yes. But not one to turn his nose on hard evidence.

pragmatic.




* MoleinCharge

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* MoleinChargeMoleinCharge

!! Miss Lawrence

Woodward's secretary.

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* BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. On paper, because he's actually a member of the "irregular" force, or a counterintelligence agent.
* CombatMedic: The story starts with a {{flashback}} to his war days. The protagonist is a fully trained, highly competent former army doctor. Right at the beginning you can also choose to put points in marksmanship ability, making him a crack shot, and in his medicine ability to make him a better medic.
* HealingHands: With a choice whether you want to use them or restrict yourself to mundane medicine.
* HelloInsertNameHere: If you check the Stats at the very beginning of the game, before getting to name the [=PC=], you'll learn his name is "Dr. Firstname I. Lastname".
* ShellShockedVeteran: With an obligatory war {{flashback}}. He also has been wounded, like Watson (you can choose whether the wound is in his arm or his leg, reflecting Conan Doyle's FlipFlopOfGod on the location of Watson's wound and affecting the character stats).

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* BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. On paper, because he's actually a A member of the "irregular" force, or "Woodward's Irregulars" as a counterintelligence agent.
secretagent.
* CombatMedic: The story starts with a {{flashback}} to his war days. The protagonist is a fully trained, highly competent former army doctor. Right at the beginning you The player can also choose to put points in increase his marksmanship ability, making him a crack shot, and in as well as his medicine ability medical abilities to make him a better medic.
* HealingHands: With a choice whether you want to use them or restrict yourself to mundane medicine.
Possible, if he develops his healing abilities.
* Expy: Of John H. Watson.
* HelloInsertNameHere: If you check the Stats at the very beginning of the game, before getting to name Before naming the [=PC=], you'll learn the Stats screen displays his name is as "Dr. Firstname I. Lastname".
* ShellShockedVeteran: With an obligatory war {{flashback}}. He also has been wounded, like Watson (you can choose whether (the location of the wound injury is in selectable - his arm or his leg, reflecting Conan Doyle's FlipFlopOfGod on the location of Watson's wound and affecting the character stats).wound.



* GreatDetective: And a counterintelligence agent.

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* Expy: Of Sherlock Holmes.
* GreatDetective: And As a counterintelligence agent.agent.
* FakingtheDead: [[spoiler: Pretends to be dead for three years.]]



* MasterOfDisguise: Again, just like Holmes he's modelled on.
* SherlockHomage: GreatDetective in a steampunked VictorianLondon, he has TheWatson (player character) and the general air. The first thing he does in the story is excitedly wake his Watson up because "the game is afoot", and the second thing he does is to run a SherlockScan on him and deduce the [=PC=]'s had a rough night.
* SherlockScan: The skill Woodward values in Finch most, and which continues to amaze him and the [=PC=]. He goes about it just like Sherlock Holmes, too, not noticing he's upsetting his friend, and seeing the same sort of details, like sleeves.

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* MasterOfDisguise: Again, just like Holmes he's modelled on.
Displays a knack for disguises.
* SherlockHomage: GreatDetective in a steampunked VictorianLondon, he has TheWatson (player character) and the general air. The first thing he does in the story narrative is excitedly wake his Watson up because "the game is afoot", and the second thing he does is to then run a SherlockScan on him and deduce the [=PC=]'s had a rough night.
* SherlockScan: The skill Woodward values in Finch most, most valued by Finch, and which continues to amaze him impress Woodward and the [=PC=]. He goes about it just like conducts himself very similarly to Sherlock Holmes, too, ie. noticing small details, like markings on sleeves and cuffs, and getting so caught up in his deductions to the point of not noticing he's upsetting his friend, and seeing the same sort of details, like sleeves.
friend,.



* GeekPhysiques: Being modelled on Mycroft Holmes, a rather large, bulky man.

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* GeekPhysiques: Being modelled on Mycroft Holmes, a Described rather large, bulky man.



* FemmeFatale: Beautiful, daring, seductive and not above using her charms in her work for the Mercian Resistance.

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* FemmeFatale: Beautiful, daring, seductive and not above using uses her charms in her work for the Mercian Resistance.



!! Sean Callahan

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!! The Professor [[spoiler: Sean Callahan
Callahan]]

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* RevolversAreJustBetter: Just like dr. Watson, the [=PC=] uses his old service revolver for dangerous missions.

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* RevolversAreJustBetter: Just like dr.Like Dr. Watson, the [=PC=] uses his old service revolver for dangerous missions.



* SherlockScan: The skill Woodward values in Finch most, it continues to amaze him, his secretary and the [=PC=]. He goes about it just like Sherlock Holems, too, not noticing he's upsetting his friend, and seeing the same sort of details, like sleeves.

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* SherlockScan: The skill Woodward values in Finch most, it and which continues to amaze him, his secretary him and the [=PC=]. He goes about it just like Sherlock Holems, Holmes, too, not noticing he's upsetting his friend, and seeing the same sort of details, like sleeves.



* NobleBigot: Against sun-eaters. Then again, most people in the setting are bigots against them, and not so noble ones, usually.
* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at" in her first appearance. Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and she's wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations.

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* NobleBigot: Against sun-eaters. Then again, most people in the setting are bigots Prejudiced against them, and not so noble ones, usually.
sun-worshippers.
* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at" in her first appearance. at". Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and she's wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations.
decorations in her first appearance.



* AlmightyJanitor: Officially a "minor" clerk. A private secretary and tailored suits are clues to his actual responsibilities.
* GeekPhysiques: Being modelled on Mycroft Holmes, he's a rather large, not-so-sharp-looking man.
* SharpDressedMan: According to the narration, "no minor government functionary could afford suits so precisely tailored".
* TheSpymaster: Woodward de facto runs the Mercian counterintelligence.

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* AlmightyJanitor: Officially a "minor" minor clerk. A private secretary and tailored suits are clues to his actual responsibilities.
status.
* GeekPhysiques: Being modelled on Mycroft Holmes, he's a rather large, not-so-sharp-looking bulky man.
* SharpDressedMan: According to the narration, "no minor government functionary could afford suits so precisely tailored".
wears "precisely tailored" suits.
* TheSpymaster: Woodward de De facto runs the Mercian counterintelligence.



* FemmeFatale

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* FemmeFataleFemmeFatale: Beautiful, daring, seductive and not above using her charms in her work for the Mercian Resistance.



* FemmeFatale

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* FemmeFataleFemmeFatale

!! Sean Callahan

* MoleinCharge

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* TheAce
* TheAtoner

!! Garrett Finch

* TheAce
* TheDetective
* Expy

!! Grace Chandler

* NobleBigot

!! Arthur Woodward

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* TheAce
BadgesAndDogTags: Invalided out of military service, begins the game as a police surgeon. On paper, because he's actually a member of the "irregular" force, or a counterintelligence agent.
* TheAtoner

CombatMedic: The story starts with a {{flashback}} to his war days. The protagonist is a fully trained, highly competent former army doctor. Right at the beginning you can also choose to put points in marksmanship ability, making him a crack shot, and in his medicine ability to make him a better medic.
* HealingHands: With a choice whether you want to use them or restrict yourself to mundane medicine.
* HelloInsertNameHere: If you check the Stats at the very beginning of the game, before getting to name the [=PC=], you'll learn his name is "Dr. Firstname I. Lastname".
* ShellShockedVeteran: With an obligatory war {{flashback}}. He also has been wounded, like Watson (you can choose whether the wound is in his arm or his leg, reflecting Conan Doyle's FlipFlopOfGod on the location of Watson's wound and affecting the character stats).
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Just like dr. Watson, the [=PC=] uses his old service revolver for dangerous missions.

!! Garrett Finch

Finch

* TheAce
GreatDetective: And a counterintelligence agent.
* TheDetective
IntrepidReporter: Officially a newspaper photographer.
* Expy

MasterOfDisguise: Again, just like Holmes he's modelled on.
* SherlockHomage: GreatDetective in a steampunked VictorianLondon, he has TheWatson (player character) and the general air. The first thing he does in the story is excitedly wake his Watson up because "the game is afoot", and the second thing he does is to run a SherlockScan on him and deduce the [=PC=]'s had a rough night.
* SherlockScan: The skill Woodward values in Finch most, it continues to amaze him, his secretary and the [=PC=]. He goes about it just like Sherlock Holems, too, not noticing he's upsetting his friend, and seeing the same sort of details, like sleeves.

!! Grace Chandler

Chandler

* NobleBigot

LoveInterest: One or the romance options for the [=PC=].
* NobleBigot: Against sun-eaters. Then again, most people in the setting are bigots against them, and not so noble ones, usually.
* PlainJane: Described as "not exactly pretty, but pleasant to look at" in her first appearance. Finch [[SherlockScan pins her down (correctly)]] as a governess, and she's wearing a very simple beige gown with no decorations.

!! Arthur Woodward
Woodward

* AlmightyJanitor: Officially a "minor" clerk. A private secretary and tailored suits are clues to his actual responsibilities.
* GeekPhysiques: Being modelled on Mycroft Holmes, he's a rather large, not-so-sharp-looking man.
* SharpDressedMan: According to the narration, "no minor government functionary could afford suits so precisely tailored".
* TheSpymaster: Woodward de facto runs the Mercian counterintelligence.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ruthlessly pragmatic, yes. But not one to turn his nose on hard evidence.





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* LoveInterest: Another romantic option for the [=PC=].
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* TheAce
* TheAtoner



* TheAce
* TheDetective
* Expy



*NobleBigot



* FemmeFatale



!! Madame Adela Albescu

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!! Madame Adela AlbescuAlbescu

* FemmeFatale
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!! The Protagonist

!! Garrett Finch

!! Grace Chandler

!! Arthur Woodward

!! Alexandra Townsend

!! Christopher Taggart

!! Madame Adela Albescu

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